The surname Meyer is an English, Dutch, German, and Jewish surname. With its numerous variants (

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Meier Meier may refer to: People * Meier, Annemarie Sylvia, German chess master * Meier, Armin, Swiss cyclist * Meier, Armin (actor), German actor * Meier, Barbara, German model, most known for winning the third cycle of ''Germany's Next Topmodel' ...

Meijer Meijer Inc. (, ; stylized as meijer) is an American supercenter chain that primarily operates throughout the Midwest. Its corporate headquarters are in Walker, Michigan, which is a part of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. Founded in 1934 ...

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Maier Maier is a surname of German origin. It is a variant spelling of the more usual " Meyer", which is cognate with the English word "mayor", but with a different meaning. Individuals with the surname include: * Anneliese Maier (1905–1971), G ...

, Mayr, Mair etc., though not all instances of these names are necessarily cognate), it is the most common German surname. Its original meaning in Middle High German ''mei(g)er'' is "manager (of a lord's country estate)", derived from

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''maior domus'', i.e. "headman of a household" (cf.

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), later on also simply meaning "tenant" or "(free) farmer". It is therefore a rough equivalent of the English

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which has also frequently been turned into a surname (incl. Stuart and other variants). This appellation was also frequently used to form longer, more specific surnames, cf. Bergmair, Niedermeier etc. Furthermore, many

German Jews The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (''circa'' 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish ...

adopted ''Meyer'' or a variant thereof as a surname when they assimilated to German culture in the 18th century, as it is close to the Hebrew first name '' Me'ir'' (מֵאִיר), i.e. "shining, enlightened".

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 41.3% of all known bearers of the surname Meyer were residents of Germany (frequency 1:248), 26.7% of the United States (1:1,727), 11.6% of South Africa (1:592), 7.6% of France (1:1,113), 3.4% of Switzerland (1:310), 1.4% of Brazil (1:18,806) and 1.0% of Canada (1:4,620). In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:248) in the following states:Meyer surname distribution
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Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

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Bremen Bremen ( Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state cons ...

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Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

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Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

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Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making i ...

(1:216) While the name is quite common in most German-speaking areas, there is a curious gap (German ''Meier-Loch'') of lower frequency in Central Germany, as the usual designation for a person fulfilling a ''Meyers duties there was Hofmann.

Notable people

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Adolf Meyer (architect) Adolf Meyer (17 June, 1881, 14 July, 1929, the Island of ) was a German architect. A student and employee of both Bruno Paul and Peter Behrens, Meyer became the office boss of the firm of Walter Gropius around 1915 and a full partner afterwar ...

(1881–1921), German architect *

Adolf Bernhard Meyer Adolf Bernhard Meyer (11 October 1840, Hamburg – 22 August 1911, Dresden) was a German anthropologist, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist. He served for nearly thirty years as director of the Königlich Zoologisches und Anthropologis ...

(1840–1911) German ornithologist *

Albert Gregory Meyer Albert Gregory Meyer (March 9, 1903 – April 9, 1965) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois from 1958 until his death in 1965, and was appointed a cardinal in 195 ...

(1903–1965), Cardinal Archbishop of Chicago *

Albert Meyer (politician) Albert Meyer (13 March 1870 – 22 October 1953) was a Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung (1915-1930) and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1929–1938). He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 12 December 1929 and han ...

(1870–1953), Swiss politician *

Alfred Meyer Gustav Alfred Julius Meyer (5 October 1891 – 11 April 1945) was a Nazi Party official and politician. He joined the Nazi Party in 1928 and was the '' Gauleiter'' of North Westphalia from 1931 to 1945, the '' Oberpräsident'' of the Pro ...

(1891–1945), German Nazi official *

Anita Meyer Anita Meyer (''Annita Meijer''), born in Rotterdam 29 October 1954, is a Dutch singer. One of her most notable songs is " Why Tell Me Why" that charted for 14 weeks and topped the Dutch singles list for six weeks in 1981. Discography Albums ...

(born 1954), Dutch singer * Anthony Meyer (1920–2004), British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative Party politician * Antoine Meyer (1801–1857), Belgian mathematician *

Axel Meyer Axel Meyer (born 4 August 1960) is a German evolutionary biologist and a professor of zoology and evolutionary biology at the University of Konstanz, Germany. Meyer is best known for his work on the evolution and adaptive radiation of African ci ...

(born 1960), German evolutionary biologist * Bernard F. Meyer (1898–1975), American Catholic missionary to China *

Bernard S. Meyer Bernard Stern Meyer (June 7, 1916 Baltimore, Maryland – September 3, 2005 Valley Stream, Nassau County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1936, and from University of Maryland Sch ...

(1916–2005), New York judge *

Bernhard Meyer Bernhard Meyer (24 August 1767 – 1 January 1836) was a German physician A physician (American English), medical practitioner ( Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medic ...

(1767–1836), German physician and naturalist * Bertrand Meyer (born 1950), French computer scientist, designed the Eiffel programming language *

Bill Meyer (artist) Life Bill (Chaim) Meyer (10 December 1942) Born in Australia, Bill Meyer graduated from Melbourne University in art history and languages and then from the National Gallery Art School, (later Victorian College of the Arts), completing his fo ...

(born 1942), Australian artist * Birgit Meyer (born 1960), Dutch religious studies scholar *

Bob Meyer Robert Bernard Meyer (born August 4, 1939) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1960. Meyer pitched for the Yankees (1964), Los Angeles Angels (1964), K ...

(born 1939), American baseball player *

Breckin Meyer Breckin Erin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American actor, musician, writer and producer, known for his roles in films such as ''Clueless'' (1995), ''Road Trip'' (2000), ''Rat Race'' (2001), and '' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004), he's also known f ...

(born 1974), American actor and producer * Bunny Meyer (born 1985), American YouTube vlogger *

Cameron Meyer Cameron Meyer (born 11 January 1988) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2009 to 2022. Career Born in Viveash, Western Australia, Meyer started cycling at the age of 13 in 2001 and first rep ...

(born 1988), Australian professional racing cyclist * Christian Meyer (disambiguation) *

Christoph Meyer Christoph Meyer (born 3 August 1975) is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin since 2017. Early life and career Meyer attended the Walthe ...

(born 1975), German politician *

Christopher Meyer Sir Christopher John Rome Meyer (22 February 1944 – 27 July 2022) was a British diplomat who served as the Ambassador to the United States (1997–2003), Ambassador to Germany (1997), and the chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (20 ...

(born 1944), former British Ambassador to the U.S. * Colleen Meyer (1939–2015), American politician and businesswoman *

Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (11 October 1825 – 28 November 1898) was a Swiss poet and historical novelist, a master of literary realism who is mainly remembered for stirring narrative ballads like "Die Füße im Feuer" (The Feet in the Fire). Biogr ...

(1825–1898), Swiss poet and writer *

Cord Meyer Cord Meyer Jr. (; November 10, 1920 – March 13, 2001) was a US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official. After serving in World War II as a Marine officer in the Pacific War, where he was both injured and decorated, he led the United World Fe ...

(1920–2001), American Central Intelligence Agency official, was married to

Mary Pinchot Meyer Mary Eno Pinchot Meyer (; October 14, 1920 – October 12, 1964) was an American painter who lived in Washington D.C. She was married to Central Intelligence Agency official Cord Meyer from 1945–1958, and became involved romantically with P ...

Dakota Meyer Dakota Louis Meyer (born June 26, 1988) is a former United States Marine. A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on September 8, 2009, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. ...

(born 1988), U.S. Medal of Honor recipient * Daniel P. Meyer (born 1965), a federal whistleblowing advocate *

Debbie Meyer Deborah Elizabeth Meyer (born August 14, 1952), also known by her married name Deborah Weber, is an American former competition swimmer, a three-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in four events. Meyer won the 200-, 400-, a ...

(born 1952), U.S. Olympic swimmer *

Deon Meyer Deon Godfrey Meyer is a South African thriller novelist, writing in Afrikaans. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film. Life and career Meyer was born on 4 July 1 ...

(born 1958), South African thriller novelist *

Dina Meyer Dina Meyer (born December 22, 1968) is an American actress. She began her career appearing in a recurring role on the Fox teen drama series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1993–94), before landing a leading role opposite Keanu Reeves in the 1995 fi ...

(born 1968), U.S. actor *

Dirk Meyer Derrick R. "Dirk" Meyer (born November 24, 1961) is a former Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, serving in the position from July 18, 2008 to January 10, 2011. Education He received a bachelor's degree in computer engineering ...

, U.S. microprocessor designer *

Don Meyer Donald Wayne Meyer (December 16, 1944 – May 18, 2014) was an American college basketball coach who completed his career in 2010 as head coach of the men's team at Northern State University. He was once head coach at Hamline University and Lipsc ...

(1944–2014), American basketball coach *

Drew Meyer Drew Edward Meyer (born August 29, 1981) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers. Career Meyer attended Bishop England High School in Charleston, South Carolina, as w ...

(born 1981), American baseball player *

Dutch Meyer Leo Robert "Dutch" Meyer (January 15, 1898 – December 3, 1982) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) from 1934 to 1952, compiling a record ...

(1898–1982), American college sports coach

E–K

Edgar Meyer Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is an American bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. He has won five Grammy Awards and been nominated seven times. Meyer is a member of the Telluride Bluegras ...

(born 1960), U.S. double bassist *

Eduard Meyer Eduard Meyer (25 January 1855 – 31 August 1930) was a German historian. He was the brother of Celticist Kuno Meyer (1858–1919). Biography Meyer was born in Hamburg and educated at the Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums and later at the univer ...

(1855–1930), German historian *

Edward C. Meyer Edward Charles "Shy" Meyer (December 11, 1928 – October 13, 2020) was a United States Army general who served as the 29th Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Early life Meyer was born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, on December 11, 1928. Upo ...

(1928–2020) U.S. Army general, former Army Chief of Staff * Elana Meyer (born 1966), South African long-distance runner * Eric Meyer (disambiguation), various people * Ernest Meyer, (1865–1919), French equestrian *

Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer (1 January 1791 – 7 August 1858) was a German botanist and botanical historian. Born in Hanover, he lectured in Göttingen and in 1826 became a professor of botany at the University of Königsberg, as well as Dir ...

(1791–1858), German botanist and historian of botany *

Ernst Hermann Meyer Ernst Hermann Ludimar Meyer (8 December 1905 – 8 October 1988) was a German composer and musicologist, noted for his expertise on seventeenth-century English chamber music. Life Meyer was born in Berlin. He received his first piano lesson ...

(1905–1988), German composer, pianist, and musicologist *

Eugene Meyer (financier) Eugene Isaac Meyer (October 31, 1875 – July 17, 1959) was an American financier and newspaper publisher. Through his public career, he served as the 5th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1930 to 1933 and was the first president of the Wor ...

(1875–1959), American financier and newspaper publisher, former Federal Reserve Chairman * Florence Meyer (1911–1962), American portrait photographer *

Frank Meyer (political philosopher) Frank Straus Meyer (; May 9, 1909 – April 1, 1972) was an American philosopher and political activist best known for his theory of "fusionism" – a political philosophy that unites elements of libertarianism and traditionalism into a philo ...

(1909–1972), U.S. conservative political philosopher *

Franz Sales Meyer Franz Sales Meyer (9 December 1849 – 6 November 1927) was a German professor of ornament, author, poet and painter. Life Franz Sales Meyer was born on 9 December 1849 in Kenzingen, Breisgau area. From 1866 to 1868, he attended the sem ...

(1849–1927), German painter and writer, known for ''A Handbook of Ornament'' *

Fred G. Meyer Fred G. Meyer (February 21, 1886 – September 2, 1978)"Fred Meyer, Retail Empire Builder, Dies at 92" (September 3, 1978). '' The Sunday Oregonian'', p. 1. was an American businessman who founded the Oregon-based Fred Meyer store chain, wh ...

(1886–1978), U.S. retailer *

Frederick Brotherton Meyer Frederick Brotherton Meyer (8 April 1847 – 28 March 1929), a contemporary and friend of D. L. Moody and A. C. Dixon, was a Baptist pastor and evangelist in England involved in ministry and inner city mission work on both sides of the Atlan ...

(1847–1929), British Baptist preacher *

Georg Meyer (aviator) Leutnant Georg Meyer (11 January 1893 – 15 September 1926) was a German World War I fighter ace credited with confirmed victories over six enemy observation balloons and 18 enemy aircraft. Meyer was one of the early German military aviators, v ...

(1893–1926), German World War I

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

* George Meyer (born 1956) U.S. TV comedy writer * George Meyer (soccer), American soccer coach * George von Lengerke Meyer (1858–1918), U.S. Secretary of the Navy *

Greg Meyer Greg Meyer (born September 18, 1955) is an American long-distance runner. Meyer's winning time for the 1983 Boston Marathon race was 2:09.00. He was the last American to win the Boston Marathon until 2014, and the last person born in America to win ...

(born 1955), American long-distance runner *

Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer (born 1961/62) is an American billionaire heiress and equestrian. Juli WeinerAmerica’s Poor: Mitt Romney Does Not Make Forbes 400 List '' Vanity Fair'', September 19, 2012 Biography Early life She is a great-great-gran ...

Cargill Cargill, Incorporated, is a privately held American global food corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in te ...

heiress and equestrian *

Hajo Meyer Hajo Meyer (born Hans Joachim Gustav Meyer; 12 August 1924 – 23 August 2014) was a German-born Dutch physicist, Holocaust survivor and political activist. While primarily known for his public commentaries in terms of the European Jewish commun ...

(1924–2014), German-Dutch physicist and Jewish political activist *

Hannes Meyer Hans Emil "Hannes" Meyer (18 November 1889 – 19 July 1954) was a Swiss architect and second director of the Bauhaus Dessau from 1928 to 1930. Early life Meyer was born in Basel, Switzerland, trained as a mason, and practiced as an architect ...

(1889–1954), Swiss architect and director of the Bauhaus * Hans Meyer (1858–1929), Austrian geographer and mountaineer *

Hans Horst Meyer Hans Horst Meyer (17 March 1853 – 6 October 1939) was a German pharmacologist. He studied medicine and did research in pharmacology. The Meyer-Overton hypothesis on the mode of action on general anaesthetics is partially named after him. ...

(1853–1939), German physician and pharmacologist * Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer (1800–1873), German Protestant pastor and theologian * Henry Meyer (disambiguation) *

Heyneke Meyer Heyneke Meyer (born 6 October 1967) is a professional rugby union coach, best known for coaching the Springboks from 2012 until 2015. Prior to coaching the Springboks, he spent many years at the domestic level in South Africa before coaching Lei ...

(born 1967), South African rugby union coach * Hubert Meyer (1913–2012), German Waffen-SS officer * Ilan Meyer (born 1956), American psychiatric epidemiologist *

Jack Meyer John Robert Meyer (March 23, 1932 – March 6, 1967) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who appeared in all or parts of seven Major League (MLB) seasons (1955–1961) with the Philadelphia Phillies. Born in Philade ...

(born 1905), Educator and Cricketer * Jacob O. Meyer, Directing Elder of the Assemblies of Yahweh * Jean Jacques Meyer (1804–1877), French locomotive designer *

Jessica Kate Meyer Jessica Kate Meyer is an American retired actress, who has appeared in '' The Pianist'', and was later ordained as a rabbi. Films *'' The Pianist'' as Halina Szpilman (2002) *''Al sur de Granada ''South from Granada'' ( es, Al sur de Granada, l ...

, American actress and rabbi * Joachim Meyer, German fencer, wrote ''Fundamental Descriptions of the Art of Fencing'' (1570) * Joe-Fio Neenyann Meyer (born 1918), Ghanaian diplomat *

Johan Meyer Johann Heinrich Casper Meyer (also known as Johan and John Henry Casper Meyer) (??-1901) was a German immigrant to Queensland and a pioneer of the Gold Coast region. Johan Meyer arrived in Australia from Germany around 1854 on the Aurora whi ...

(died 1901), German-born pioneer of the Queensland Gold Coast *

(born 1993), South African rugby union player * Johann Friedrich Meyer (1705–1765), German chemist *

Johannes Meyer (actor) Johannes Meyer (28 May 1884 – 4 November 1972), was a Danish film actor. He made his stage debut at the Dagmarteatret in Copenhagen in 1905 and went on to appear in more than 100 movies, making his first film playing the role of Erneste des T ...

(1884–1972), Danish film actor * John Meyer (disambiguation) * John C. Meyer (1919–1975), U.S. air force officer * Joseph A. Meyer (c. 1895 – 1970), American college sports coach *

Joseph Meyer (publisher) Joseph Meyer (9 May 1796 - 27 June 1856) was a German industrialist and publisher, most noted for his encyclopaedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Biography Meyer was born at Gotha, Germany, and was educated as a merchant in Frankfurt am Ma ...

(1796–1856), German industrialist and publisher *

Joseph Meyer (songwriter) Joseph Meyer (March 12, 1894 – June 22, 1987) was an American songwriter, who wrote some of the most notable songs of the first half of the twentieth century. Many of his songs were originally written for Broadway musicals. Meyer collaborated ...

(1894–1987), American songwriter *

Joyce Meyer Pauline Joyce Meyer (née Hutchison; June 4, 1943) is an American Charismatic Christian author, speaker and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Joyce and her husband Dave have four grown children, and live outside St. Louis, Missouri. Her min ...

(born 1943), U.S. Christian Charismatic speaker and writer *

Julius Lothar Meyer Julius Lothar Meyer (19 August 1830 – 11 April 1895) was a German chemist. He was one of the pioneers in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements. Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (his chief rival) and he ...

(1830–1895), German chemist * Karl Meyer (activist), American pacifist, activist, Catholic worker and tax resister * Karl E. Meyer, American journalist * Karl Friedrich Meyer (1884–1974), Swiss-born American pathologist * Katherine Meyer Graham (1917-2001), American publisher *

Katie Meyer Kathryn Diane Meyer (January 20, 2000 – March 1, 2022) was an American soccer player who played as goalkeeper for the Stanford University's women's soccer team. Early life Meyer was born in Burbank, California, and grew up in Newbury Park, Cali ...

(2000-2022), American soccer player * Kenneth J. Meyer, American politician * Kerstin Meyer (1928–2020), Swedish mezzo-soprano *

Kirstine Meyer Kirstine Bjerrum Meyer (12 October 1861 – 28 September 1941) was a Danish physicist and was first woman from her country to earn a doctorate in natural sciences. Biography Kirstine Bjerrum was born in Skærbæk, Denmark and died in Hellerup. ...

(1861–1941), Danish physicist * Klaus Meyer (1937–2014) German football player *

Krzysztof Meyer Krzysztof Meyer (born 11 August 1943) is a Polish composer, pianist, and music scholar, formerly Dean of the Department of Music Theory (1972–1975) at the State College of Music (now Academy of Music in Kraków), and president of the Union of P ...

(born 1943), Polish composer * Kurt Meyer (Lucerne) (born 1944), Swiss politician *

Kurt Meyer (Panzermeyer) Kurt Meyer (23 December 1910 – 23 December 1961) was an SS commander and convicted war criminal of Nazi Germany. He served in the Waffen-SS (the combat branch of the SS) and participated in the Battle of France, Operation Barbarossa, and ot ...

(1910–1961), German officer in the Waffen-SS

L–Z

* Laurenz Meyer (born 1948), German politician *

Lena Meyer-Landrut Lena Johanna Therese Meyer-Landrut (; born 23 May 1991), also known by the mononym Lena, is a German singer. She rose to fame after representing Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, winning the contest with her song "Satellite". ...

(born 1991), German singer * Léon Meyer (1868–1948), French politician *

Léone-Noëlle Meyer Léone-Noëlle Meyer (born 8 November 1939) is a French heiress, pediatrician, businesswoman and philanthropist. The adoptive granddaughter of the founder of the Galeries Lafayette, she served as its chairman from 1998 to 2005. She was a pediatrici ...

(born 1939), French businesswoman and philanthropist *

Lodewijk Meyer Lodewijk Meyer (also Meijer) (bapt. 18 October 1629, Amsterdam – buried 25 November 1681, Amsterdam) was a Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, and playwright. He was a radical intellectual and one of the more pro ...

(1629–1681), Dutch physician, classical scholar, translator, lexicographer, and playwright *

Lucy Rider Meyer Lucy Jane Rider Meyer (September 9, 1849 – March 16, 1922) was an American social worker, educator, physician, and author who cofounded the Chicago Training School for City, Home, and Foreign Missions in Illinois. She is credited with reviving t ...

(1849–1922), American educator, physician, author, and social worker *

Lyndsay Meyer Lyndsay Meyer (born December 26, 1973) is an American ski mountaineer. Maeyer was born in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and attended the Blake School (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Blake School, before she studied at Colgate University. She lives in Aspen, C ...

(born 1973), US-American ski mountaineer. * Maile Meyer (born 1957), Native Hawaiian activist and entrepreneur * Marany Meyer (born 1984), South African and New Zealand chess player. * Mark Meyer (Wisconsin politician) (born 1963), U.S. politician *

Marc Eugene Meyer Marc Eugene Meyer (1842–1925) was an American businessman and was president of Lazard Frères in the United States. Biography Meyer was born to a Jewish family, the son of Sephora (née Loeb) and Isaac Meyer, in Strasbourg, France. His father w ...

(1842–1925), U.S. businessman *

Marshall Meyer Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer (March 25, 1930 – December 29, 1993) was an American Conservative rabbi who became a recognized international human rights activist while living and working in Argentina from 1958 to 1984, during the period of the "Dirty ...

(1930–1993), U.S. rabbi and human rights activist * Martin A. Meyer (1879–1923), American rabbi * Mary Eno Pinchot Meyer (1920–1964), American painter, romantic partner of President John F. Kennedy * Mary Meyer (1917–1994), Dutch fencer * Maud Meyer Sierra Leonean Nigerian singer * Max Meyer (disambiguation), several people * Michele Meyer, American politician * Miriah Meyer, American computer scientist * Nathan Meyer (born 1982), South African Paralympian *

Nicholas Meyer Nicholas Meyer (born December 24, 1945) is an American writer and director, known for his best-selling novel ''The Seven-Per-Cent Solution'', and for directing the films '' Time After Time'', two of the ''Star Trek'' feature films, the 1983 tele ...

(born 1945), U.S. film-maker *

Paul Meyer (philologist) Marie-Paul-Hyacinthe Meyer (17 January 1840, Paris – 7 September 1917, Saint-Mandé), was a French philologist. Biography Meyer was born in Paris and educated at the Lycée Louis le Grand and the École des Chartes, specializing in the Roma ...

(1840–1917), French philologist *

Paul-André Meyer Paul-André Meyer (21 August 1934 – 30 January 2003) was a French mathematician, who played a major role in the development of the general theory of stochastic processes. He worked at the Institut de Recherche Mathématique (IRMA) in Stra ...

(1934–2003), French mathematician *

Philipp Meyer Philipp Meyer is an American fiction writer, and is the author of the novels ''American Rust'' and '' The Son'', as well as short stories published in The New Yorker and other places. Meyer also created and produced the AMC television show bas ...

(born 1974) American author * Philipp Meyer (politician) (1892–1962) German politician *

Ray Meyer Raymond Joseph Meyer (December 18, 1913 – March 17, 2006) was an American men's collegiate basketball coach from Chicago, Illinois. He was well known for coaching at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984, compiling a 724–354 record. Meyer ...

(1913–2006), U.S. basketball coach * Rémo Meyer (born 1980), Swiss football (soccer) player * Robert B. Meyer (born 1943), American physicist *

Roelf Meyer Roelof Petrus Meyer (born 16 July 1947) is a South African politician and businessman. Originally a member of the National Party, he is known for his prominent role in the negotiations to end the apartheid system in South Africa. He later co-f ...

(born 1947), former South African politician *

Russ Meyer Russell Albion Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. He is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful sexploitation films that fea ...

(1922–2004), U.S. filmmaker *

Sabine Meyer Sabine Meyer (born 30 March 1959) is a German classical clarinetist. Biography Born in Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Meyer began playing the clarinet at an early age. Her first teacher was her father, also a clarinetist. She studied with Otto ...

(born 1959), German clarinettist * Sarah E. Meyer, American animation artist * Schuyler M. Meyer (1885–1970), New York politician * Scott Meyer, American author, comedian, and artist *

Selma Meyer Sara Cato (Selma) Meyer (also Meijer) ( Amsterdam, 6 July 1890 – Berlin, 11 February 1941) was a Dutch pacifist, feminist and resistance fighter. Early years and working life She was born into a Jewish family in Amsterdam. Her father was Mori ...

, Dutch pacifist, feminist and resistance fighter of Jewish origin *

Stephen C. Meyer Stephen C. Meyer (; born 1958) is an American author and former educator. He is an advocate of the pseudoscience of intelligent design and helped found the Center for Science and Culture (CSC) of the Discovery Institute (DI), which is the m ...

(born 1958), U.S. philosopher of science and Intelligent Design proponent *

Stephenie Meyer Stephenie Meyer (; née Morgan; born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer. She is best known for writing the vampire romance series ''Twilight'', which has sold over 100 million copies, with translations into 37 differ ...

(born 1973), American author best known as creator of the ''Twilight'' series * Sven Meyer (footballer) (born 1970), German footballer * Sven Meyer (figure skater), German figure skater *

Sydney Meyer Sydney M. Meyer (born 15 September 1995) is a Canadian actress. She starred in the Netflix series ''V Wars'' and Shudder’s '' Slasher: Flesh & Blood''. Her other television work includes the third season of the Freeform series '' Shadowhunter ...

(born 1995), Canadian actress * Ted Meyer, rugby league footballer of the 1930s for New Zealand, and Northland *

Thérèse Meyer Thérèse Meyer-Kaelin (born 17 May 1948, in Châtel-Saint-Denis) is a Swiss politician. She is a member of the Swiss National Council and President of the National Council for 2005. Christian-democratic member of the local Parliament of Estav ...

(born 1948), Swiss politician *

Thomas Meyer zu Schlochtern Thomas Meyer zu Schlochtern (born 1946 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch art historian and curator, who came into prominence as director of the Arti et Amicitiae and as curator at Rotterdamse Kunststichting in the 1990s. Biography Education and early ...

(born 1946), Dutch art curator *

Urban Meyer Urban Frank Meyer III (born July 10, 1964) is a college football TV commentator and former American football coach. He spent most of his coaching career at the collegiate level, having served as the head coach of the Bowling Green Falcons fro ...

(born 1964), American college football coach *

Viktor Meyer Viktor Meyer (8 September 18488 August 1897) was a German chemist and significant contributor to both organic and inorganic chemistry. He is best known for inventing an apparatus for determining vapour densities, the Viktor Meyer apparatus, and ...

(1848–1897), German chemist * Wilhelm Meyer (physician) (1824–1895), Danish physician, discovered adenoids and invented adenoidectomy * William Meyer (disambiguation) *

Wolfgang Meyer Wolfgang Meyer (13 August 1954 – 17 March 2019) was a German clarinetist and professor of clarinet at the Musikhochschule Karlsruhe. He worked internationally as a soloist, in chamber music ensembles, and in jazz, with a repertoire from early m ...

(1954–2019), German clarinetist and professor of clarinet *

Yves Meyer Yves F. Meyer (; born 19 July 1939) is a French mathematician. He is among the progenitors of wavelet theory, having proposed the Meyer wavelet. Meyer was awarded the Abel Prize in 2017. Biography Born in Paris to a Jewish family, Yves Meyer ...

(born 1939), French mathematician and scientist

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